REAL ID Act of 2005

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United States federal law statute

The REAL ID Act of 2005 is a U.S. federal law that set nationwide standards for state-issued driver's licenses and identification cards, primarily to enhance security and reduce identity fraud in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
REAL ID Act	2
REAL ID Act of 2005 canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2774278 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: REAL ID Act of 2005
Context triple: [109th United States Congress, passedAct, REAL ID Act of 2005]

A. No FEAR Act of 2002
The No FEAR Act of 2002 is a U.S. federal law designed to hold agencies accountable for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws by requiring greater transparency, notification, and financial consequences for such misconduct.
B. Protect America Act of 2007
The Protect America Act of 2007 was a U.S. law that temporarily expanded the government's authority to conduct warrantless surveillance of foreign intelligence targets, particularly in the context of post-9/11 national security concerns.
C. USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
The USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 is a U.S. federal law that renewed and modified key surveillance and counterterrorism provisions of the original USA PATRIOT Act, adding some new civil liberties safeguards and oversight measures.
D. Homeland Security Act of 2002
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is a U.S. federal law that reorganized and consolidated numerous government agencies to create the Department of Homeland Security in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
E. National Voter Registration Act
The National Voter Registration Act is a U.S. federal law designed to increase voter participation by simplifying and standardizing the process of registering to vote, including through motor vehicle agencies and mail-in registration.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: REAL ID Act of 2005
Target entity description: The REAL ID Act of 2005 is a U.S. federal law that set nationwide standards for state-issued driver's licenses and identification cards, primarily to enhance security and reduce identity fraud in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.

A. No FEAR Act of 2002
The No FEAR Act of 2002 is a U.S. federal law designed to hold agencies accountable for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws by requiring greater transparency, notification, and financial consequences for such misconduct.
B. Protect America Act of 2007
The Protect America Act of 2007 was a U.S. law that temporarily expanded the government's authority to conduct warrantless surveillance of foreign intelligence targets, particularly in the context of post-9/11 national security concerns.
C. USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
The USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 is a U.S. federal law that renewed and modified key surveillance and counterterrorism provisions of the original USA PATRIOT Act, adding some new civil liberties safeguards and oversight measures.
D. Homeland Security Act of 2002
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is a U.S. federal law that reorganized and consolidated numerous government agencies to create the Department of Homeland Security in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
E. National Voter Registration Act
The National Voter Registration Act is a U.S. federal law designed to increase voter participation by simplifying and standardizing the process of registering to vote, including through motor vehicle agencies and mail-in registration.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal law ⓘ statute ⓘ
administeredBy	United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
affects	airline passengers using state IDs for identification ⓘ state departments of motor vehicles ⓘ
amends	Immigration and Nationality Act ⓘ
appliesTo	state-issued driver’s licenses ⓘ state-issued identification cards ⓘ
basedOn	recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States ⓘ
codifiedIn	United States Code ⓘ
containsProvision	asylum and immigration-related provisions ⓘ limitations on judicial review of certain immigration decisions ⓘ provisions related to border security ⓘ standards for evidentiary burdens in asylum cases ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
criticizedFor	creating a de facto national ID system ⓘ imposing unfunded mandates on states ⓘ privacy concerns ⓘ
defines	federal purposes for identification ⓘ
enactedIn	2005 ⓘ
federalPurposeIncludes	accessing federal facilities ⓘ boarding federally regulated commercial aircraft ⓘ entering nuclear power plants ⓘ
implementationDelayed	multiple times after 2008 ⓘ
initialComplianceDeadline	2008 ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
legalArea	homeland security ⓘ identity documents ⓘ immigration law ⓘ
legislativeBody	United States Congress ⓘ
motivatedByEvent	September 11 attacks ⓘ
opposedBy	some civil liberties organizations ⓘ some state governments ⓘ
partOf	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 ⓘ
presidentAtSigning	George W. Bush ⓘ
primaryPurpose	enhance security of identification documents ⓘ implement certain recommendations of the 9/11 Commission ⓘ reduce identity fraud ⓘ set minimum security standards for state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards ⓘ
regulates	acceptance of state IDs for federal purposes ⓘ
requires	background checks for certain motor vehicle agency employees handling sensitive processes ⓘ proof of lawful status for issuance of compliant identification ⓘ states to capture and store digital images of identity documents ⓘ states to share certain driver’s license data with other states ⓘ states to use security features on driver’s licenses and ID cards ⓘ verification of source documents for driver’s licenses and ID cards ⓘ
shortName	REAL ID Act of 2005 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: REAL ID Act
signedBy	George W. Bush ⓘ
title	REAL ID Act of 2005 self-link ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

109th United States Congress → passedAct → REAL ID Act of 2005 ⓘ

Jim Sensenbrenner → notable work → REAL ID Act of 2005 ⓘ

this entity surface form: REAL ID Act

REAL ID Act of 2005 → title → REAL ID Act of 2005 self-link ⓘ

REAL ID Act of 2005 → shortName → REAL ID Act of 2005 self-linksurface differs ⓘ